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Mircea Eliade (Romanian: [ˈmirtʃe̯a eliˈade]; March 13 [O.S. February 28] 1907 – April 22, 1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago.
Mircea Eliade. Romanian-born historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, professor at the University of Chicago, and one of the pre-eminent interpreters of world religion in the last century. Eliade was an intensely prolific author of fiction and non-fiction alike, publishing over 1,300 pieces over 60 years.
Mircea Eliade was a historian of religions, phenomenologist of religion, and author of novels, novellas, and short stories. Eliade was one of the most influential scholars of religion of the 20th century and one of the world’s foremost interpreters of religious symbolism and myth.
Mircea Eliade (n. 9 / 22 martie 1907, București, România – d. 22 aprilie 1986, Chicago, Illinois, SUA) [13] a fost istoric al religiilor, scriitor de ficțiune, filozof și profesor de origine română la Universitatea din Chicago, din 1957, titular al catedrei de istoria religiilor Sewell L. Avery din 1962, naturalizat cetățean american în 1966, on...
In the classic text The Sacred and the Profane, famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes that even moderns who proclaim themselves residents of a completely profane world are still unconsciously nourished by the memory of the sacred.
Mircea Eliade - Historian, Philosopher, Religion: Eliade was often described in the popular press and by scholars as the world’s most influential historian of religion. Although he had numerous followers, his approach to religion, myth, and symbol remains controversial.
Oct 13, 2015 · 256 pages - English translation published 1959. Mircea Eliade observes that while contemporary people believe their world is entirely profane, or secular, they still at times find themselves connected unconsciously to the memory of something sacred.
Mircea Eliade (1907–1986) was a Romanian historian of religion, fiction writer, philosopher, and professor at the University of Chicago. He is known for his research of the symbolic language used by various religious traditions. Eliade received an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Bucharest in 1928.
Renowned anthropologist and historian of religion Mircea Eliade attempts to describe how religious people experience the sacred. He also gives a fascinating explanation of primitive...
Through his phenomenological approach, Eliade attempts to decipher these data, to describe and interpret the religious phenomena. which constitute the Lebenswelt of homo religiosus. We have asserted that Mircea Eliade collects religious documents which need to be interpreted, attempts to describe the religious.
